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Tinkering, Climate Action, Sustainability, and SDGs Workshops in Schools during Green Week

Tinkering, Climate Action, Sustainability, and SDGs Workshops in Schools during Green Week

The Uttarakhand Tribune Correspondent

Dehradun:

HaritaDhara Research Development and Education Foundation (HRDEF) organized its 17th “Harita Week” from 15 Dec. to 21 Dec., 2023 and 9th Foundation Day during the 11th Harita Month from 14 Nov. to 14 Dec., 2023.  Various events, workshops, training organized during this week especially mobile app development free course for girls. This year focus is on Role of Science and Technology, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Climate Change, and Environmental issues for sustainability literacy and Green Education program of the UNESCO. Anant Bhaskar Garg, Regional Mentor of Change, AIM, NITI Aayog, and Dr. Manisha, Director, HRDEF conducted various workshops with hands-on sessions with students in schools on the above topics. HRDEF’s objective is to enhance learners’ personality with 21st Century, Technological skills, career development, and knowledge on Sustainable Development. Prize distributed to winners of various E-STEM challenges in 22 schools of Dehradun and Tehri. Six mobile apps developed by school girls are available on Google play store in which Prayanshi, Youth Coordinator, HRDEF contributing in this initiative.

   Anant Bhaskar Garg, Director, HRDEF presented the Annual Report in which main points were: 1. Free Mobile App Development Program for Girls (Technovation) from Nov. 2022 to Apr.,2023; Design thinking workshop (Design-a-thon) Jan. 2023; 2. UN HLPF Side event on Integrated, interlinking, implementation of the SDGs through Education for 2030 Agenda and Building Sustainability, Side event in UN Water Conference; 3. Pratt & Whitney, NAAEE E-STEM award report; 4. Mobile Apps, Games, Hands-on activities, coding, AI, Maker, Design, Computing, and Project based learning are main thrust areas for our programs. HRDEF presented their work nationally and globally at the IISF 2022, IC-SD 2023, INTERACT 2023. Dr. Manisha conducted, coordinated these programs effectively. These events are successful because of efforts, contribution, and untiring support from Principals, Teachers, Students, State Education dept., Parents, Vijay, Suman, Sushma, Apoorve, Prayanshi and HRDEF is highly grateful to them. Directors, HRDEF visited following schools GGIC, Rajpur road, Lakhibagh, Ajabpur, GGHS Hathibadkala, Majra during this harita week, and thankful to their special support. 

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